Report and Estimate N.22 of 1883 for the construction of a Nullah from Battery Road to the Praya, called in your despatch N.68 11th May last.
2. I think the information now supplied by Mr Mercer will satisfy you that the Contract entered into by me for the construction of this work at the Government expense was a wise one. Land in the neighbourhood was about to be put up to public auction. The Nullah was not only indispensable for the security of several of the Lots about to be sold, but was necessary for the drainage of the entire district. The Government had therefore simply the choice between doing the work itself, and leaving it to be executed by the purchasers of the adjoining lots; and experience had shown the prudence of adopting the former course.
And if left to the Tenants, it would, like all work executed piecemeal by a number of persons, have been badly done, and an abatement...
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Report and Estimate N.22 of 1883 for the construction of a
a Nullah from Battery Road to the Prayn, called in your despatch N.68 11th May last.
2.
of
for
I think the information now supplied by Mr Mercen
will entisfy you that the Contract
entered into
of
for
the construction
this work at the Government
expense was
The
a wise
one.
was
land in the neighbourhood
about to be put up to public
ruction
The Nullah
not only indispensable
was
for
the
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security of several of the Lots about to be sold, but was the drainage
necessary for
of
the entire district. The Government had therefore simply the choice between doing the work itself, leaving it to be executed by the purchasers of the adjoining lots. and experience had shown the prudence of adopting the former course. of the work And been left to the Tenants, it would, like all work executed piecemeal by
number
a
of persons, have been badly done, and an abatement
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